Technical exhibitors product listing

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Technical exhibitors product listing

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he following Congress booth descriptions are furnished as a courtesy to Congress attendees and exhibitors. Although every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, AORN is not responsible for errors or omissions. Only exhibitors who provided descriptions by the Oct 29, 1997, deadline are included. This is not a complete list.

3M Health Care 3M Center. Bldg 275-43-01 St Paul, MN 55144-1000 Booth 1713

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Adler Instrument Co 6191 Atlantic Blvd Norcross, GA 30071 Booth 740 Exhibiting surgical instrument repair program. Offering a mobile repair service and a fixed base operation to you for your instrument refurbishment needs.

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Advance Medical Designs, Inc 808 Pickens Industrial Dr Marietta, GA 30062 Booth 1469 Featuring sterile disposables such as microscope drapes, Carm drapes, video camera and laser drapes, ancillary drapes. deconting devices, banded bags, and light handle covers.

Exhibiting products for the OR, including masks, surgical clippers, patient prepping solution, patient plates, drapes, skin staplers and closures, orthopedic and sterilization products.

A & E Medical Corp 1005 Slater Rd, Suite 212 Durham, NC 27703-8463 Booth 1370 Displaying line of active electrosurgical accessories along with cardiovascular products including temporary cardiac pacing wires and stemotomy sutures.

Advantage Medical Systems, Inc 2876 S Wheeling Way Aurora, CO 80014 Booth 2152 Surgical tables, C-arm compatible, cordless remote control, extra low minimum height. Also patented, ergonomic chairs for the surgical team.

Ace Surgical Supply Co, Inc 1034 Pearl St Brockton, MA 02401 Booth 714 Offering German- and American-made surgical instruments, orthopedic burs, anesthesia equipment, pharmaceuticals, solutions, protective apparel, latex-free products, ob/gyn products, and more.

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Aesculap, Inc AESCULAP 1000 Gatewav Blvd S San Franciico, CA 94080 Booth 1963 Aesculap Sterilcontainer System 2000'", rigid sterilization containers are shown. Displaying general, endoscopic, and specialty instrument lines, power systems, and surgical management systems.

Acra-Cut, Inc 989 Main St Acton, MA 01720 Booth 1336 Showing the ACRAGUN" scalp clip system, cranial perforators, ACF distraction screws, craniotomy kits, and the ACRA-CUT spiral cranioblade. Action Products, Inc 22 N Mulberry St Hagerstown, MD 21740 Booth 1645 AKTON@polymer pads and positioners from Action Products, Inc, help protect patients from unwarranted tis-

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Aircast, Inc 92 River Rd Summit, NJ 07901 Booth 2113 VenaFlow delivers DVT prophylaxis through graduated sequential compression combined with rapid inflation. Cryo/Cuff is anatomically designed postoperative dressing that provides safe compression. Akorn, Inc 100 Tri-State Dr, Suite 100 Lincolnshire, IL 60069 Booth 2128

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Distributor and manufacturer of ophthalmic pharmaceuticals and surgical products, including diamond knives, titanium instruments, sutures, cauteries and cannulas.

Alcon Surgical, Inc 6201 S Freeway Ft Worth, TX 76134 Booth 1603 Presenting line of ophthalmic products including disposables, intraocular lenses, corneal topography, phacoemulsification and vitreoretinal systems. Allegiance Healthcare Corp ;:?/llegrance ..... 1450 Waukegan Rd McGaw Park, IL 60085 Baxter Booth 2003 Provider of health care products, distribution logistics, and cost management services will showcase a wide variety of products and cost reduction services. Allen Medical Systems 15627 NEO Pkwy Cleveland, OH 44128 Booth 1445 OR positioning line: stirrups, pressure relief pads, hand tables, retraction, arm boards, IV towers, disposables, scope repair, orthopedic, anesthesia, and other products. AIloSource 8085 E Harvard Ave Denver, CO 80231 Booth 2348 One of the largest nonprofit musculoskeletal tissue banks in the United States. Customer service is available 24 hours/day, 7 daydweek, (800) 557-3587. ALM Surgical Equipment, Inc 1820 N Lemon St Anaheim, CA 92801 Booth 1045 Providing a complete integrated workplace for the OR with Prismatic, Angenieux, and 21st Century surgical lights, surgical tables, and ceiling service units. American Surgical Specialties 3 S 140 Barkley Ave Warrenville, IL 60555 Booth 2093 Presenting a reusable trocar system, Trump-It I1 irrigatiodaspiration multifunction system, laparoscopic scissors, ophthalmic blades, and coated electrosurgical blades. American Surgical Sponges 82 Sanderson Ave Lynn, MA 01902 Booth 2048 Manufacturer of neurosponges. NON-STIX" to microneurosponges and 10 sizes of cotton balls.

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AmeriNet, Inc 2060 Craigshire Rd St Louis, MO 63146 Booth 738 Group purchasing cooperative providing comprehensive group purchasing programs in the health care industry with regional and local service. AMMI-American Medical Manufacturing, Inc 9410 Desoto Ave, #J Chatsworth, CA 91311 Booth 2322 SAF-T-POLE'" and SAF-T-SCREEN irrigation towers, MAGNI-GUARD'" splash prevention products, SAF-TSHIELD'", SAF-T-Grip'" Yankauer/Bovie holder, SECURE-IT-Y'" surgical instrument countinghandling system, IDS, SPONGE CHECK", SAF-T-VIEW'". Anchor Products Co 52 Official Rd Addison, IL 60101 Booth 2145 Featuring suture needles, Count-TaineP needle counters, soft tissue biopsy devices, and introducing the trocar port suture needle for reduction of trocar port hernias. Andover Coated Products, Inc 9 Fanaras Dr Salisbury, MA 01952 Booth 1690 Introducing cohesive bandages, Coflex NL and Powerflex-NL (latex free), the generation of nonlatex bandages with the same qualities. Angelica Healthcare 700 Rosedale Ave St Louis, MO 63112 Booth 1044 Health industry apparel, textiles, and services. Products/services include surgeons' gowns, surgical packs, precautionary apparel, scrub suits, and laundry service capabilities. Ansell Perry, Inc 1875 Harsh Ave SE Massillon, OH 44646 Booth 2037 Manufacturer-latexhynthetic surgical, specialty and examination gloves, including powder-free sterile/nonsterile, hypoallergenic, ultrathin, ultrathick, nonlatex surgical, extra protection hand barrier products. Applied Medical Resources 26051 Merit Cir, Bldg 104 Laguna Hills, CA 92653 Booth 1033 Offering line of laparoscopic trocars and devices. Also, a vascular line, including the latis'" graft cleaning catheter. 124

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Armstrong Medical Industries, Inc 575 Knightsbridge Pkwy Lincolnshire, IL 60069-0700 Booth 1119 A-SMART@carts, such as procedure, latex-free, malignant hyperthermia, crash, anesthesia and medication carts with key lock or side-arm panel lock. ArthroPlastics, Inc PO Box 332 Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 Booth 640 Featuring a complete line of ankle arthroscopy equipment, arthroscopic fluid control with the AquaVac, and the Castech for extremity support during cast application. ASSF-Accurate Surgical 300 Shames Dr Westbury, NY 11590 Booth 1328 Hedges corneal wetting Pak'", Staysharp'" super-cut scissors, laparoscopic instrumentation, bipolar forceps, Polarmate cautery units, microsurgical instruments, ophthalmology instruments, instrument sterilization cases, and sinus/nasal instrumentation. Astra USA, Inc 50 Otis St Westboro, MA 01580 Booth 2139 Astra USA will feature their line of anesthesia products, including Naropin'" (ropivacaine HCI). Atlas Specialty Lighting 7304 N Florida Ave Tampa, FL 33604 Booth 813 Replacement lamps for medical/surgical equipment, such as Olympus, Luxtec, Zeiss, Pentax, etc. Lithium and nicad batteries and hospital-grade wiring devices. Atrium Medical Corp 5 Wentworth Dr Hudson, NH 03051 Booth 2081 Wet/@ suction chest drains/drainage products, autotransfusion devices, thoracic drainage. Heparin coated/uncoated PVC/silicone catheters, hypbrid PTFE vascular grafts with Slide'" tunneling systems. Atwork Corp 100 Europa Dr, Suite 250 Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Booth 1036 ORSOS'", integrated OR management information system-case scheduling, preference cards, inventory control, perioperative charting, and management reports. One-Call@,fully automated patient scheduling system.

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Augustine Medical 10393 W 70th St -%dFPI Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Booth 1639 The Bair Huggef total temperature managementw system provides a line of products and services to meet your facility's interventional thermoregulation needs.

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Autovalet Systems, LLC 4007 F Westfax Dr Chantilly, VA 20151 Booth 703 Autovalet Rotaserve scrub exchange system, an automated system that dispenses, collects, and controls scrubwear. Also, a Windows-based software package and modem technology. Avenatech, Inc 14301 SW 119th Ave Miami, FL 33186 Booth 1585 Automated cart washers, washer/decontaminators for hands-free washing of surgical instruments, rigid endoscopes, and laparoscopic and lumened instruments. Large automated systems/smaller, under-the-counter units. BarrierMed, Inc 2500 W Lake Mary Blvd, Suite 111 Lake Mary, FL 32746 Booth 1366 Introducing Barrierplus medical gloves, featuring elastomer material. Puncture and/or cut resistant; latex, powder and allergy free; latex-like elasticity, tactile feel and comfort. Batrik Medical Manufacturing, Inc 116 Consumer Sq, Suite 306 Plattsburg, NY 12901 Booth 2260 Vascular ties (loops), suture clamp tags, instrument guards, clamp jaw covers, and silicon mats. Baylor University Medical Center 3500 Gaston Ave Dallas, TX 75246 Booth 586 Our 42-suite OR lets you choose your specialty and path to success. State-of-the-art ORs perform more than 22,000 surgical specialty procedures. Becton Dickinson & Co 1 Becton Dr Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 Booth 1815 Introducing Becton Dickinson surgical systems products: Bard-ParkeP blades, disposable scalpels, safety handles. Beaver ophthalmic and specialty blades, E-Z scrub@presurgical brush/skin preparation products, . 125

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Bemis Healthcare, Inc n 300 Mill St BEMiS Sheborgan Falls, WI 53085 Booth-1039 Exhibiting our complete line of disposable suction canisters from 800 mL to 3000 mL and introducing a new suction canister disposal system. Sharps containers also featured.

tion. Prototype building and manufacturing. Custom orthopedic instrumentation, blood pressure calibration, needle holder inserts. Cost analysis, budgeting, capitating costs.

Buffalo Filter 6000 N Bailey Ave, Suite 9 Buffalo, NY 14226 BUmb Booth 2316 Manufacturers of the Plumesafe@Whisper, PlumeSafe@' 1202 and Porta PlumeSafe@602 smoke evacuation and filtration devices, including a smoke plume filtration system. Also offering a line of replacement filters.

Berkeley Medevices 907 Camelia St Berkeley, CA 94710 Booth 1231 Synevac@suction equipment, disposable products and accessories, Vabra@aspirators, endometrial tissue sampling kits, surgical loops, Word bartholin gland catheters, dilators, brushes, gynecologic instruments and speculums. BFW 750 Enterprise Dr Lexington, KY 40510 BFW Booth 1761 High beam headlight and Maxillume 250 W light source, headlighdvideo camera, Maxenon light source, and portable halogen headlight.

Bulbtronics, Inc 45 Banfi Plaza Farmingdale, NY 11735 Booth 1749 Replacement bulbs used in the OR, pre/postsurgical area, for major system manufacturers, surgical microscopes, endoscopes, fiber optics, photographic, cross referencing capabilities.

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Bio-Vascular, Inc 2575 University Ave Saint Paul, MN 55114 Booth 2147 Implantable: Pen-Strips@/Peri-StripsDry'" staple line reinforcement, Supple Pen-Guard@,Vascu-Guard@vascular patch, Dura-Guard@dural patch, Biograft@HW graft. Disposable: Flo-Rester@occluder, Bio-Vascular probe.

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Blue Bell Bio-Medical PO Box 455 Blue Bell, PA 19422-0455 Booth 1425 Carts/workstations for anesthesia, MH, crisis, special procedures, video equipment. Customized workstations for your storage needs. BPI, Inc 2331 Ross Way B m mmrJMENmINCl Tacoma, WA 98421 Booth 704 Featuring bronchoscopes, rigid scopes, drills, and instruments all repaired in our facility. PRECTrlON

BramstedP Surgical Instruments, Inc 6343 145 St N Hugo, MN 55038 Booth 1676 Repair, reconditioning, and custom surgical instrumenta-

Burton Medical Products 21100 Lassen St Chatsworth, CA 91311 Booth 2312 Featuring Burton's line of OR and minor surgical lights, including the Genesis@,Genie'", Outpatient", and CoolSpot'". Also, featuring Burton's fiber-optic headlight.

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C R Bard, Inc 100 Sockanosett Crossroad Cranston, RI 02920 Booth 945 Featuring products from Davol, Bard Access systems, and Bard Medical. Cadmet, Inc 155 Planebrook Rd PO Box 24 Malvern, PA 19355 Booth 1773 Distributor of Sony, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, Hitachi, and Panasonic video/digital equipment and printer papers. Fiber-optic lamps and light sources.

Cape Fear Valley Health System, Inc 1638 Owen Dr Fayettesville, NC 28304 Booth 587 Our 695-bed medical center includes an acute care hospital, a physical rehabilitation center, and a psychiatric hospital. 126

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Cari-All Healthcare PO Box 78 Battle Creek, MI 49016 Booth 1385 Cari-All delivers a line of shelves, carts, and high density basket storage systems; layout and installation services and material handling products. Central Florida Tissue Bank, Inc 32 W Gore St Orlando, FL 32806 Booth 1285 Accredited by AATB. Providing musculoskeletal allografts processed sterile or secondarily sterilized in frozen or freeze-dried form. Cerner Corp 2800 Rockcreek Pkwy Kansas City, MO 64117 Booth 2133 Cerner's SurgiNet Surgery Information system provides process automation that supports the cycle of surgical care. Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Inc 12011 Mosteller Rd Cincinnati, OH 45241 Booth 1453 Presenting technology in convective air therapy, including WarmAir system and FilteredFlo blankets. Displaying the BLANKETROL 11, NORM-0-TEMP hyper/ hypothermia systems, single-patient blanket/probes.

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CIRCON Corp 300 Stillwater Ave Stamford, CT 06902 Booth 1783 Endoscopic products for urology, general surgery, gastroenterology, anesthesia. Resectoscopes, VaperTrod'" vaporization electrodes, ureteroscopes, cystoscopes, stents, Falope-Ring@band system, hysteroscopes, tripolar cutting forceps, suction/irrigation products. Codman-Johnson & Johnson Codman Professional, Inc PROFESSIONAL, INC 325 Paramount Dr Raynham, MA 02401 Booth 1061 Featuring line of surgical products/equipment, specialty products for neurosurgery and other specialties, repair services/management programs for reduction in costs and effective use of hospital resources.

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Coherent Medical Group 3290 W Bayshore Rd Palo Alto, CA 94303 Booth 1245

Coherent is dedicated to the research, design and manufacture of lasers for use in anesthetic, surgical, ophthalmic, and scientific applications.

COHR 21540 Plummer St Chatsworth, CA 91311 Booth 709 Remanufactured medical equipment, including surgical tables/lights, steam sterilizers, and the ENCORE control. COHR Masterplan, division of COHR, Inc, maintains high technology equipment made by any manufacturer. Colby Manufacturing Corp 569 A Hulmeville Ave Penndel, PA 19047 Booth 1763 WaterBug@Quiet Floor SuctionTM System, and Surgi Safe@absorbent floor pads. Products for collecting waste fluid generated during aqueous procedures and to protect personnel from contaminated substances.

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Consolidated Polymer Technologies, Inc 11811 62nd St N Largo, FL 33773 Booth 1153 Featuring our patented, high purity C-FLEX@thermoplastic elastomer. Supplying the medical, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and laboratory industries as a registered medical device manufacturer. T"EIIMOi14STIC

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CUDA Products Corp 6000 Powers Ave Jacksonville, FL 32217 Booth 1211 Fiber-optic headlights, light sources, laparoscopes, video camera/light source combo unit, standard/custom fiberoptic cables, video otoscope, custom manufacturing capabilities. Custom Ultrasonics 144 Railroad Dr Ivyland, PA 18974 Booth 1324 & 1325 Design, manufacture, and distribute processors that standardize and automate the cleaning, chemical immersion, and rinsing of flexible and rigid endoscopes. Cytosol Ophthalmics, Inc 55 Messina Dr Braintree, MA 02184 Booth 1674 Presenting our line of ophthalmic irrigants. Offering balanced salt solution in 500 mL and 200mL glass and 18 mL plastic. 127

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D K Family Learning 1177 Yarnell Ave Lake Wales, FL 33853 Booth 712 Dorling Kindersley Family Learning is an international publisher of books, videotapes, and CD-ROMs for homes, schools, and libraries. Dalloz Safety PO Box 622 Reading, PA 19603-0622 Booth 741 Willson@disposable/reusable respirators (protection against tuberculosis/particulates),Willson@Worksite eye wear (protection against bloodborne pathogens), GFT@ laser med line (protection against damaging lasers). Datascope Corp 580 Winters Ave Paramus, N J 07652 Booth 1239 Providing line of physiologic monitoring systems, featuring Masimo SET'" advanced SpO, technology, on board sidestream CO,, and optional 5-gas analyser with auto ID. David Scott Co 59 Fountain St Framingham, MA 01702 Booth 807 Featuring patient slider-blue diamond viscoelastic polymer gel pads and positioners are latex free and simulate actual fatty tissue composition to reduce decubitae incubation. DeRoyal Industries, Inc 200 DeBusk Ln INDUSTRIES, INC. Powell TN 37849 Booth 2025 TracePak'", a system which works by delivering supplies for a procedure and delivering resource management information on sources of cost including labor, overhead, and products.

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DeRoyal Surgical 200 DeBusk Ln SURGICAL Powell, TN 37849 Booth 1361 DeRoyal offers all kinds of surgical accessories, anesthesia items, and infection control products.

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DePuy Orthopaedics 700 Orthopaedic Dr Warsaw, I N 46581 Booth 1435 DePuy ProSource is an orthopedic supplier. Featuring line of environmental protection products and other

products for OR needs. Designs for Vision, Inc 760 Koehler Ave Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Booth 1224 Custom made surgical telescopes (various magnifications). Head-mounted fiber optic with either Quadrilite 6OOO/Arclite 20,000. Frame-mounted headlight that is detachable with our surgical telescopes. Diehold 5995 Mayfair Rd NW North Canton, OH 44720 Booth 2193 MedSelect-Fk automated medication dispensing system designed to interface with existing hospital information systems for inventory tracking, billing, record keeping, and information gathering. Dr. Fix It 12768 Chillicothe Rd Chesterland, OH 44026 Booth 2173 Repairs low-tech OR equipment, including arm boards with broken teeth and Allen stirrups. Duke University Medical Center Box 3714 DUMC Durham, NC 27710 Booth 685 DUMC is one of the leading medical facilities in the nation. Our mission: To foster excellence and leadership in health care delivery, teaching, and research. DuPont Co 974 Centre Rd Laurel Run Bldg 705 Wilmington, DE 19880-0705 Booth 1375 DuPont Tyvek@is a tough, porous material made of 100% high density polyethylene. Resistant to bacteria penetration, water, tears, and punctures. EagleMHC 100 Industrial Blvd Clayton, DE 18838 Booth 1052 Surgical case carts (opened and closed), exchange carts, wire shelving, surgical scrub sinks, suture carts, stainless steel sinks, and tables. Enable Medical Corp 6345 Centre Park Dr West Chester, OH 45069 Booth 636 128

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forms partnerships with providers to create centers of excellence in women's health.

OSCAR'" bipolar scissors providing simultaneous cutting/coagulation, and precoagulation prior to cutting that feature disposable bipdar cartridges affixed to reusable scissors.

Ferndale Laboratories, Inc 780 W Eight Mile Rd Ferndale, MI 48220 Booth 815 DETACHOL@nonsensitizing adhesive remover and MASTISOL@surgical gem nonimtating, clear, liquid adhesive.

Enthermics Medical Systems W164 N9221 Water St Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 Booth 1256 Mobile warming cabinets to heat blankets to relieve symptoms of hypothermia in patients recovering from surgery or other conditions of hypothermia. No installation required.

FiberTech Medical, Inc 5020 Campbell Blvd, Suite K Baltimore, MD 21236 Booth 1160 FiberTech features flexible and rigid endoscopes, surgical instrumentation and power tools, biopsy forceps, and accessory repairs.

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Envirotech Enterprise, Inc, Glove Division 2555 N Jackrabbit Ave Tucson, AZ 85745-1206 Booth 1368 Offers FDA-standard quality medical examination and industrial gloves in all sizes, complemented by our specialty hand care products.

Fine Surgical Instruments, Inc 741 Peninsula Blvd Hempstead, NY 11550 Booth 1232 Featuring line of German-manufactured surgical instruments for the OR. Sterile disposable scalpels and colorcoded utility scissors.

ERBE USA, Inc 2225 Northwest Pkwy, Suite 105 Marietta, GA 30067 Booth 1332 Featuring line of electrosurgical systems, including the Intelligent Cut and Coagulation systems, Safe-Quality electrosurgical generator systems. Ethicon Route 22 W Somerville, NJ 08876 Booth 745 Develops and markets sutures, ligatures, internal and skin staplers for traditional surgery, as well as devices for minimally invasive surgery. Factory Authorized Medical Scope Repair, Inc PO Box 4648 Tampa, FL 33677-4648 Booth 2338 Rigid and flexible endoscope repair with 28 repair facilities across the United States. Offering free loaner scopes. Fashion Seal Uniforms 10099 Seminole Blvd PO Box 4002 Seminole, FL 33775-0002 Booth 1461 Featuring reusable Mega-ShieldTM viral-resistant membrane gowns and Fashion MaxTMscrubs engineered to help you stay cool, dry, and comfortable. FemRx 1221 Innsbruck Dr Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Booth 619 Develops enabling gynecologic technologies and

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First Assist, Inc 7475 Wisconsin Ave, #550 Bethesda, MD 20814 Booth 580 Nationwide surgical staffing agency offering temporary, long-term contracts, permanent placement, and travel assignments for experienced OR nurses.

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Florida Hospital FLORIDA 616 E Rollins St, Suite 101 HOSPITAL Orlando, FL 32803 Booth 582 Performs more than 43,000 surgeries each year, from cardiovascular to kidney transplant to pediatrics, on five campuses in Orlando and Celebration Health at Disney. Genetic Labs 2726 Patton Rd St Paul, MN 55113 Booth 1311 Wound closure strips, Percu-Stay@percutaneous catheter fastener, Cath-Strip@reclosable catheter fastener, NG Strip@nasal tube fastener, UC Strip@catheter tubing fastener, wound irrigation system. George Tiemann & Co 25 Plant Ave Hauppauge, NY 11788 Booth 1157 Exhibiting our orthopedic line, which includes the Darrach and Fukuda shoulder retractors, plus other instruments.

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GetingeLastle 1777 E Henrietta Rd Rochester, NY 14623-3133 Booth 1855 Featuring Castle@sterilizers, washers, surgical lights, warming cabinets, Shampaine" surgical tables, Wilson@ OR products, Kreuzer space management systems. Graphic Controls/Devon Products phic Controls 189 Van Rensselaer St PO Box 1271 Buffalo, NY 14240-1271 Booth 1577 Devon@products are designed to meet OR protocol safely, conveniently, cost-effectively. Featuring surgical setup kits, LiteHandle'" system, Skinmarkers", Hands-Free transfer'", and positioning products. lopD.*moRP-l

Green Scrubs 110 Pacific Ave, #135 San Francisco, CA 94111 Booth 2227 Offering scrubs and accessories in prints and solids designed and manufactured in the USA. We donate a portion from each sale to health/environmental charities. Greenwald Surgical Co, Inc 2688 DeKalb St Lake Station, IN 46405-1519 Booth 2124 Promoting urologic and electrosurgic instruments including resectoscopic and dystoscopic electrodes, prostate tractors, and retractors, suture and catheter guides and other products. Haemonetics Corp 400 Wood Rd Braintree, MA 02184 Booth 706 Displaying the Cellsaver@5 system and HaemoLite@3 systems. Engaged in the manufacture of automated blood-processing systems and blood products. Hammill Medical International PO Box 4968 Orange, CA 92863 Booth 837 Presenting footwear for the professional. Plogs and mediPlogs-washable polyurethane air-cushioned clogs. Leather Opedics and Rohde clogs have air-cushioned soles. Several styles and colors. Ham0 Medical Corp 10100 NW 116 Way, Suite 14 Miami, FL 33178 Booth 933

Ham0 washer decontaminators-Swiss-engineered to scientifically clean, lubricate, and dry instrumentation, respiratory and anesthesia tubing, utensils, glassware.

Hartwell Medical 6352 Corte del Abeto, Suite J Carlsbad, CA 92009-1408 Booth 2111 Introducing Surgi-Vac'" with patented inflatable auxiliary support that maintains the patient in lateral position while strapped to the operating table. Hausted, Inc 927 Lake Rd Medina, OH 44256 Booth 1739 Hausted" Inc, develops, manufactures, and markets patient-handling equipment. Specializing in stretchers and ambulatory surgical chairs for use in operating room environments. HBO & Co 301 Perimeter Center N Atlanta, GA 30346 Booth 1545 Offering surgical scheduling and resource management solutions for patient and resource scheduling, improved resource utilization, and customer satisfaction. Health Care Logistics 450 E Town St Circleville, OH 43113 Booth 1648 Custom print to order labels, cut form, variety of boxes and bins, security, seals, zip bags, custom pad printing, shelving units, and compounding supplies. Healthmark Industries 22522 E Nine Mile St Clair Shores, MI 48080 Booth 1352 Products for sterilization, decontamination, storage, distribution, and security of surgical instruments and equipment and supplies, including ProTech'" delicate instrument trays, Steriking'" sterilization packaging, SST instrument retrieval system. Healthpoint H~TIWOINT' 2400 Handley-Ederville Rd Ft Worth, TX 76118 Booth 2155 Healthpoint@is featuring Triseptin'", a brush-free surgical scrub with an emollient-containing formula that minimizes abrasion with a three-minute brush-free application. 130

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Higman Healthcare, Inc 6161 9th St N St Petersburg, FL 33703 Booth 721 Offering consulting services to assist hospitals in surgical services, nursing services, materials management, information systems, and management services. Hill-Rom 1069 SR 46 E Batesville, IN 47006-9167 Booth 2055 Offering our ceiling-mounted surgical equipment management systems, anesthesia supply columns, surgical stretchers. and our OR table surface.

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Holy Cross Hospital Holy Cross Hospital 4725 N Federal Hwy Ft Lauderdale, FI 33307 Booth 684 Join Holy Cross Hospital, the area's only not-for-profit 587-bed acute care facility located in Ft Lauderdale, Fla, under the sponsorship of the Sisters of Mercy. Hospital Therapy Products 757 Central Wood Dale, IL 60191 Booth 2072 Arctic vest for use under surgical gowns. Will keep surgeons/nurses cool up to three hours. Easy, reusable, safe, and cost-effective. HOWMEDICA 359 Veterans Blvd Rutherford, NJ 07070 Booth 1203 Demonstrating the Artisan cement system, featuring the Artisan vacuum mixer and osteostat single-use power equipment. I C Medical, Inc 5170 W Phelps Rd Glendale, AZ 85306 Booth 1273 Smoke evacuation products for open, laser/laparoscopic procedures including automatic smoke evacuators, multifunctional extendable Bovie pencil, Bovie pencil smoke evacuation attachment, custom tubing sets. S T A T Corp 303 A College Rd E Princeton, NJ 08540 Booth 2165 i-STATO system for blood analysis at bedside. Single-use test cartridges used with a hand-held analyzer or the Blood Analysis Module for Hewlett-Packard OmniCare

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Imagyn Medical Technologies, Surgical Div 8850 M-89 Richland, MI 49083 Booth 903 Featuring stereotactic breast biopsy products, micro laparoscopy, multiuse trocars, and endoscopic hand instruments, disposable trocars, universal converter, 5mm scissors, electrosurgical probes, and skin staplers. Imperial Surgical, Ltd 189 Denison St Markham, Ontario L3R 1B5 Canada Booth 2060 Design and manufacturing of case carts, blanket warmers, scrub sinks, instrument cabinets, and ancillary products. Implantech Associates 2064 Eastman Ave, #lo1 Ventura, CA 93003 Booth 2255 SE- 100 smoke aspiration tip removes smoke, particles, and body fluids from the surgical site. Adaptable to all knives, clear, and the tip can be trimmed. InnerDyne, Inc 1244 Reamwood Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Booth 1178 The Step"' system is a radially expanding dialation system for laparoscopic access. Step'" eliminates trocarrelated complications and leaves 50% smaller residual defects. InnerSpace Corp PO Box 2186 Grand Rapids, MI 49501 Booth 2254 Provides line of medical carts, cabinets, and casework featuring interchangeable storage accessories that can be configured in hundreds of ways. Innovative Optics 6826 Hemlock Ln Maple Grove, MN 55369 Booth 2024 Manufacturer of laser and splash protective eyewear, including the Spectra 2000'" laser safety eye shield.

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Instrument Makar, Inc rnaksr.1nc. 2950 E Mt Hope Rd Okemos, MI 48864-1910 Booth 1333 Featuring TRIO"' arthroscope system with replaceable optics, 131

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Featuring Prevacare'" skin care products; powder-free surgical gloves; the Sterrad'" sterilization system: Cidex" solutions; single-use packs, gowns, and protective apparel: and educational services.

latex-free disposable face shields, apron, boots, and absorption mat. Line of arthroscopy instrumentation available.

Integrated Medical Systems, Inc 1823 27th Ave S Birmingham, AL 35209 Booth 1475 Integrated Medical Sytems, Inc, provides a customized asset management program for the servicing and preventive maintenance of equipment and instruments used in the sterile field.

Jones Medical Industries 1945 Craig Rd St Louis, MO 63146 Booth 2228 Thrombin-JMI'", topical thrombin for topical hemostasis will be presented along with Brevital@sodium ANIV anesthetic agent for induction, MAC sedation, and TIVA.

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InterMetro Industries Corp 651 N Washington St wi.lnnh.lrll.lt,i\&Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705 Booth 1625 Offering the Starsys'" system. Starsys features an organized, easy-to-access systems approach to storage, transport, and productivity centers. International Medical Systems, Inc 4181 Latham St Riverside, CA 92501 Booth 1030 The EXPOSCOP 7000'" C-arm offers 10-bit digitizer, larger/deeper C, high contrast CCD camera, organ and application specific keys, field upgradable, low dosehigh resolution. ISOLYSER Healthcare 650 Engineering Dr

Norcross, GA 30092 Booth 1015 Exhibiting Microtek equipment covers, Precept masks and PPE apparel, LTS (liquid treatment systems), and OREX degradables.

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JARIT Surgical Instruments 9 Skyline Dr Hawthorne, NY 10532 Booth 1703 Featuring a line of reusable general and endoscopic surgical instruments offered by JARIT.

The Jewett Refrigerator Co, Inc 2-18 Letchworth St Buffalo, NY 14213-1098 Booth 1074 Exhibiting technology in blood bank and laboratory refrigerators and freezers, including tissue banking. Also featured are surgical scrub sinks. Johnson &Johnson Medical, Inc 2500 Arbrook Blvd Arlington, TX 76014 Booth 961

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Kendall Healthcare Products Co 15 Hampshire St Mansfield, MA 02048 Booth 925 Vascular therapy line, SCD'" sequential compression system, T.E.D.@antiembolism stockings, A-V impulse system@foot pump, skin scrub shave, prep/antimicrobial products, One-Step Prep'" topical PVP-I gel pack. KLS-Martin LP PO Box 50249 Jacksonville, FL 32250 Booth 1664 Offering osteosynthesis systems/surgical instrumentation for craniomaxillofacial surgery. Modular osteosynthesis systems, distraction osteogenesis devices, drill-free bone screws. Karl Storz Endoscopy 600 Corporate Pointe Karl Ston Endoscopy Culver City, CA 90230 Booth 1073 Featuring line of endoscopic and video equipment in all specialty areas. Key Surgical, Inc 7101 York Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55435 Booth 1725 SS pliers, orthopedic instruments, burr brushes/instrument-cleaning brushes, instrument protectors, identification tape, face shields, repair tags, colored utility scissors, vascular booties, and loops.

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Kimberly-Clark Corp 1400 Holcomb Bridge Rd Roswell, GA 30076 Booth 1825 Featuring the best practice system-products and services designed to provide desired clinical outcomes with the demonstrated lowest cost-in-use. 132

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KMedic, Inc 190 Veterans Dr Northvale, NJ 07647 Booth 2109

LifeNet 5809 Ward Ct Virginia Beach, VA 23455 Booth 1351

Provider of orthopedic surgical instruments.

LifeNet is a service tissue bank and organ procurement agency providing allograft tissues for orthopedic, cardiovascular, plastic, oral, bum trauma, and neuro surgery.

Komet Medical 800 King George Blvd Savannah, GA 31419 Booth 1250 Komet Medical is an American-based German manufacturer and distributor of surgical power accessories. Distributor of Snap-on Medical Products.

Koven Technology, Inc 300 Brookes Dr Suite 105 Hazelwood, MO 63042 Booth 1130 Koven hadeco surgical dopplers, ES lOOX Minidop and ES lOOOLSPM Smartdop, interchangeable probes for standardization. ETO, Sterrad, Steris, presterile and autoclave. Choice of designs and frequencies.

Linvatec 11311 ConceDt Blvd Largo, FL 33713 Booth 975

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Linvatec@and Hall" specialize in arthroscopy, imaging, and powered surgical equipment.

Luxtec 326 Clark St Worcester, MA 01606-1214 Booth 1339

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9300 Xenon light source, MicroLux headlight camera, ultralite telescope system, 3150s halogen light source, illuminated instruments.

Laser Institute of America 12424 Research Pkwy, Suite 125 Orlando, FL 32826 Booth 1283 Provider of medical laser safety officer training. Dedi-

Magellan Medical Services, Inc 2000 One Financial Plaza 120 S Sixth St Minneapolis, MN 55402 Booth 476

cated to fostering lasers, laser applications, and laser safety.

Specialty staffing firm with employment opportunities that include customer traininghnservices, surgical case coverage, market research, technical assistance, clinical research, new product introductions.

Laserscope 3052 Orchard Dr San Jose, CA 95134-0636 Booth 1109

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Maersk Medical Ltd 27 Thornhill Rd Redditch, Worm B98 9NL Great Britain Booth 1066

Laserscope and AMS offers HANAULUX surgical lights, HANAUPORT equipment managers, lasers, Hanauvision video systems, MAQUET tables, and CVAC+entralized airborne evacuation system.

Featuring Steriseal range of single-use ophthalmic cannulas, including the bimanual hand pieces and a Lasik irrigating spatula.

Leibinger 14540 Beltwood Pkwy E Dallas, TX 75244 Booth 615 Exhibiting mandibular rigid fixation system, IMF screws, self-drilling screws and multiplanar distraction osteogenesis appliances. Biomaterial such as Bonesource@(hydroxyapatite cement) will be featured.

Maquet Corp 966 Houston Northcutt Blvd, Suite E Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 Booth 985

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Manufactures a line of OR tables for general and specialized surgeries. The Alphastar is a self-propelled, remotecontrolled table.

Maxxim Medical 10300 49th St N Clearwater, FL 33762 Booth 2365

Leica, Inc 110 Commerce Dr Allendale, NJ 07401 Booth 1345 Displaying their line of surgical microscopes and camera systems.

Manufacturer of single-use packs, nonlatex surgical and medical gloves, patient draping systems, personal protective apparel, patient monitoring diagnostic cardiology

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and interventional radiology devices.

Mayo Medical Center 200 1st St SW Rochester, MN 55905 Booth 686 Mayo Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit group practice of medicine providing clinical, research, and education programs. Medi-Plus@/Perfecseal,Inc 3500 N Main St Oshkosh, WI 54901 Booth 1124 Packaging, sterilization/infection control, Medi-Oxide@ Tyvek@pouches, Hi-Performer@pouches, Cover-up@ dust covers, SECURIT@specimen transport bags, heat/self-seal pouches, tubing, gussets, biohazard/ decontamination bags. Medical Action Industries 150 Motor Pkwy, Suite 205 Hauppauge, NY 11788 Booth 1138 Laparotomy sponges, specialty sponges, OR towels, OR accessories (needle counters, light shields, marking pens), sterilization packaging, and sterilization monitoring (Bowie Dick integrators and indicators). Medical Chemical Corp 25 Mansard Ct Wayne, NJ 07470 Booth 1624 Manufacturer of Wavicide-0 1 (2.5% glutaraldehyde) cold sterilanthigh-level disinfectant for heat-sensitive medical equipment. Wavicide-01 is a ''no activator required" solution. Medical Consultants Network, Inc 3191 S Broadway Englewood, CO 80110 Booth 2334 Medical Consultants Networkd, Inc, specializes in delivering publications and consulting services to assist health care organizations in meeting regulatory compliance. Medical Express, Inc 1650 38th St Boulder, CO 80301 Booth 680 Medical Express is an experienced, professional health staffing corporation. Nurses and allied health care professionals travel with us because we provide the best assignments throughout the US.

Medicus USA 12768 Chillocothe Rd Chesterland, OH 44026 Booth 2175 Lapwrap@reduces the cost of laparoscopy because you don't have to reprocess laparoscopes. light cables, or cameras. Mediflex Div Flexbar Machine Corp 250 Gibbs Rd Islandia, NY 11722 Booth 1487 Manufacturer/distributor of self-retaining mechanical retractor systems for laparoscopic, neuro, and cardiac procedures. Offering line of interchangeable laparoscopic instrumentation. Medin Corp 125 South St Passaic, NJ 07055 Booth 1369 Protect, organize, sterilize and maintain sterility in the ACT" container system. Full accessory line. Storage/ transportation carts available. Medovations W194 N11340 McCormick Dr Germantown, WI 53022 Booth 2224 Featuring WeightRight'" tungsten-filled bougie, Traditional'" mercury-filled bougies, and disposable tubing products. MegaDyne Medical Products, Inc M E G ADYNE. 11506 S State St Draper, UT 84020 Booth 1677 Nonstick, E-Z clean electrosurgical blades, needles, balls, and laparoscopic electrodes. Electrosurgical button/rocker hand-switching pencils. All-in-one device provides suction, irrigation, and cauterization. Patient return electrodes. Memorial Healthcare System 7737 SW Freeway, #415 Houston, TX 77074 Booth 585 Serving the Houston area since 1907, Memorial is a notfor-profit, comprehensive, and integrated health system. System includes six acute care hospitals.

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Mentor Ophthalmics MENTOR 5425 Hollister Ave Santa Barbara, CA 93111 Booth 1212 MemoryLens@(internationally approved, US investigational device), MENTOR'" phacoemulsification SIStem, 134

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IOLs, ORCA'" blades/cannulae, Wet-Field@hemostatic erasersI', Advent'" A/B imaging system, Aerolite'" titanium instruments, Tono-Pen@applanation tonometer.

Metrex Research Corp 1717 W Collins Ave Orange, CA 92867 Booth 1161 Featuring MetriSystem, a family of infection control products for the health care system. MicroPulse, Inc MicroPulse 4510 Commercial Ave w-Portage, MI 49002 Booth 819 MicroPulse"' provides MicroPulse mattress/MicroPulse OR systems for prevention/treatment of pressure ulcers. MicroPulse's cell pulsation system helps maintain blood flow. Waterfall foot for reduction in heel pressures. Micromedics, Inc 1285 Corporate Center Dr, Suite 150 Eagan, MN 55121 Booth 1018 Presenting Instru-Safe'*'instrument protection and sterilization systems, FibriJet'" fibrin sealant applicators, and our line of surgical ENT products. Midas Rex Instruments, LP 3000 Race St Ft Worth, TX 76111 Booth 1644 Midas Rex@Instrumentation System for the dissection of bone, biometals, and bioplastics. Also, evaluate the Welch Allyn 3-D camera and Soring ultrasonic aspirator. Midmark Because we care. 60 Vista Dr MIDMARK Versailles, OH 45380 Booth 1517 Midmark Surgical Products will be unveiling new surgical tables in addition to their line of surgical lights. Because we care. Midmark Stretcher Products 60 Vista Dr MIDMARK Versailles, OH 45380 Booth 1179 Exhibiting line of transport, PACU, and ED stretchers along with pediatric cribs.

Milcare, Inc 855 E Main Ave Zeeland, MI 49464 Booth 774 Provides a system of movable modular casework, nurses stations, seating, and carts; featuring specialty solutions

for endoscopy and surgery.

MMP MedCart PO Box 20388 Greensboro, NC 27420 Booth 2084 Offering a line of carts and accessories for medication, anesthesia, code response, isolation treatment, general procedures, and video equipment. Mobile Instrument Service and Repair 333 Water Ave Bellefontaine, OH 43311 Booth 2302 Providing national on-location surgical instrument epair and tray refurbishing. Also power equipment repair, flexible and rigid scope repair, phaco repair, and endoscopic and laparoscopic instrument repair. MSI Precision 665 Nutt Rd Phoenixville, PA 19460 Booth 665 Surgical instrument company offering specialty handheld instruments. Additional instrument-related products available. NAMSA" Products NAMSK PRODUCTS 2261 Tracy Rd Northwood, OH 43619 Booth 1176 RSI Rapid Indicators'" provide equivalent performance to biological indicators within 20 seconds for steam sterilizers without incubation. National Tissue Bank Network N A ~ O N A =sSUEBANKNETWORK a E o m i I \ msw BANK Georgia Tissue Bank 126 Hammond Dr Atlanta, GA 30328 Booth 1186 AATB-accredited musculoskeletal tissue bank. Specialized processor and distributor of freeze-dried, frozen, and irradiated human bone for transplantation. NaviCare Systems, Inc 4770 White Bear Pkwy St Paul, MN 55110 Booth 1331 NaviCare'" system's real-time patient tracking and ScheduleVue'" modules provide solutions to communications, productivity, and scheduling problems. Niche Medical, Inc 55 Access Rd Warwick, RI 02886 Booth 1312 135

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Series 9600 mobile digital imaging system, Compact 7600 digital mobile C-arm, Mini 6600 digital mobile Carm,and Uroview 2600 urologic table.

Introducing the SmartVacTM smoke evacuation system and VacuPen'" plume collector, which converts ESU pencils into plume collection devices. Featuring filters and tubing.

OHMEDA, Inc 200 S Hanley, Suite 403 St Louis. MO 63105 Booth 624 The OptimizOR will maximize the number of surgical cases that can be performed given finite resources and minimizes the amount of personal equipment, ORs and room time used for each case request.

NICHSPDP PO Box 558 Annandale, NJ 08801 Booth 1287 Independent agency providing a competency-based, internationally recognized certification program for individuals working in the sterile processing profession. Nortech 600 Church Rd Elgin, IL 69123 Booth 1380 Featuring lithotripsy products, insufflation products, fluid management, resecting electrodes, and tubing sets and filters.

Olsen Electrosurgical, Inc 2100 Meridian Park BIvd Concord, CA 94520 Booth 2361 Manufacturer of electrosurgical instruments and accessories; forceps; arthroscopic and laparoscopic electrodes; cables; adapters; speculums; smoke evacuator tubes; reusable and disposable pens; instrument repair.

North American Drager 3136 Quarry Rd Telford, PA 18969 Booth 2281 North American Drager, known for anesthesia system solutions, will present Architectural systems, including Drager ceiling service units for OR workspace organization.

Olympic Medical Corp 5900 1st Ave S Seattle, WA 98108 Booth 1433 Vac-Pacs@are vacuum-suctioned bean bags filled with thousands of plastic beads. The Vac-Pac@molds around the patient for support during surgery.

NPAC Sterile Processing@ 1776 11th Ave N St Petersburg, FL 33713 Booth 613 Manufactures line of sterile, reusable OR products. Surgeons gowns and OR towels in a selection of sterile packs. Nurse Mates 8 Hampshire Dr Hudson, NH 03051 Booth 2324 Providing shoes, uniforms, medical devices, and accessories for the profession. 0 R Direct 916 Main St Acton, MA 01720 Booth 1975 OR table accessories-factory catalog sales of leg holders, arm boards, siderail clamps, replacement and pressure management pads, table top extensions, laparoscope holders, peripherals, and drainage collector system. OEC Medical Systems, Inc 384 Wright Bros Dr Salt Lake City, UT 84116 Booth 2333

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Olympus America, Inc OLYMPUS 2 Corporate Center Dr Melville, NY 11747 Booth 1933 & 1939 Offering line of endoscopic and surgical imaging equipment, including autoclavable video laparoscopes, the FocusFree camera system, and the UES-20 high frequency electrosurgery unit. Omega Surgical Instruments, Inc G-8305 S Saginaw St Grand Blanc, MI 48439 Booth 1257 Surgical cutting saws, burs, drills for orthopedic, thoracic, cardiac, podiatric, hand, plastic, neuro, oral/maxillofacial, ENT surgery; replacements for 3M@,DeF'uy@, MicroAire@,StrykeF, Zimmer. OM1 Surgical Products 4900 Charlemar Dr Cincinnati, OH 45227 Booth 1172 MAYFIELD neurosurgical headrests, MAYFIELD horsehoe gel-pads, disposable skull pins, BUDDE halo brain retractor, TEW and PERIN spinal instrumentation, MAYFIELD neurosurgical hand instruments.

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Omnimed, Inc Pine Ave Maple Shade, NJ 08052 Booth 639 Featuring the Power LifteP automated IV stand, the Beamatic@' IV transport system, IV stand, and wall storage products. Omni-Tract Surgical, Inc 1100 New Brighton Blvd Minneapolis, MN 55413 Booth 1132 Presents the Fastsystem line of table-mounted retractors and Ronci surgical's radiotransparent, lightweight OR extension tables and traction systems. Op-d-op, Inc 8559 Washington Blvd Roseville, CA 95678 Booth 1207 Providing face shields for protection and comfort in optics.

OPT, USA 235 Sackett St Brooklyn, NY 11231 Booth 1493 Launching mobile interchangeable tabletop operating systems to the US market.

PDI Two Nice Pak Park Orangeburg, NY 10962 Booth 2336 Manufacturer of quality infection control wipes and antimicrobial towelettes. Featuring Super Sani-Cloth, Sani-Cloth hard surface germicidal cloths, and Sani-Dex antimicrobial hand wipes. Paragon Medical, Inc PO Box 448 Pierceton, IN 46562 Booth 1131 Manufacturers metal and polymer surgical instrument delivery systems and offers Alex CSM'", a software count sheet management system for managing instrument inventory. Parkland Health & Hospital System 5201 Harry Hines Blvd Dallas, TX 75235 Booth 681 950-bed center of excellence serving the Southwest and handling one of the largest patient volumes in the US. Level 1 trauma center. Pedigo, Inc 4000 SE Columbia Way Vancouver, WA 98661-5578 PEOIGO ,,,,,~,.~,,,"~,,,~","" , Booth 1651 Manufacturer and designer of surgical case cart systems, OR suite equipment including tables, Mayo stands, stools, IV poles, and our hydraulic surgeon chairs. .r.,

ORLANDOREGloNAL Orlando Regional Healthcare HEALTHCARE SYSTEM System 1414 Kuhl Ave Orlando, FL 32806-2093 Booth 687 We combine the only Level 1 trauma center in Central Florida with Arnold Palmer Hospital, the only facility in the state totally dedicated to the care of children and women.

ORRIS, Inc 10616 Rockley Rd Houston, TX 77099 Booth 2181 Providing a reprocessing service for single-use only medical devices, member of the Association of Medical Device Reprocessors (AMDR). Oxboro Medical International 13828 Lincoln St NE Ham Lake, MN 55304 Booth 1016 Providing single-use latex-free products to the OR, instrument room, and central sterile. Loops, suture aid booties, clamp covers, instrument guards, instrument identification tape.

Pentax 30 Ramland Rd Orangeburg, NY 10962 Booth 803 The Wu Scope-intubation device for difficult ainvays/emergency awake intubation; 30 series video endoscopes-imaging technology; V series-series of fiberscopes.

PHG Technologies 7000 Executive Center Dr, Suite 217 Brentwood, TN 37027 Booth 1054 Computer software for surgery scheduling, automated charging for supplies/equipment, inventory control, staff and physician credentialing, and staff scheduling. Polar Ware Co 2806 N 15th St Sheboygan, WI 53083 Booth 1355 Offering Polar Ware's line of stainless steel OR necessi137

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ties, mesh bottom sterilization trays, perforated cleaning baskets, and perforated soaking basin.

Riley Medical Inc 27 Wrights Landing Auburn, ME 04210 Booth 1530 Manufactures FLASHPAK'", a closed-container system that allows for transportation of rapidly sterilized instruments in a mobile sterile field.

Premium Plastics, Inc 465 W Cermak Rd Chicago, I L 60616 Booth 1308 Preassembled kits/trays. Infection control/safety products, fluid solidifiers, antiseptic hand cleaners and germicidal solutions. MediWaste@system hampers and bags for handling/transporting medical waste.

Rx Honing Machine Corp 1301 E Fifth St Mishawaka, I N 46544 Booth 1028 Rx System I1 Hospital Set is designed to maintain and restore surgical instruments of all types to their original condition.

Presbyterian Healthcare System 8200 Walnut Hill Ln Dallas, TX 75231 Booth 576 Offering competitive salaries, excellent benefits, interview assistance, and relocation reimbursement with the largest nonprofit health care system in North Texas.

Rycor Medical, Inc 11500 Madison Ave Cleveland, OH 44102 Booth 1174 Offering selection of hand surgery tables.

Profex Medical Products 165 N Meramec, Suite 120 St Louis, MO 63105 Booth 1315 Replacement pads and positioners for OR, OB, tables, and stretchers, standard and custom, fit all models. Neoprene straps for OR and OB tables.

Safeskin Corp 12671 High Bluff Dr SAFESKIN' San Diego, CA 92130 Booth 1889 Manufactures the Safeskin@' 2000'", a powder-free sugical glove. Using technology developed for Safeskin PFE examination gloves, Safeskin offers solutions to examination/surgical glove needs.

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Regent Medical 3585 Engineering Dr, Suite 200 Norcross. GA 30092 Booth 1691 Powder-free latex surgical, diagnostic, and examination gloves. Offers a line of biogel surgical gloves, including a synthetic glove, Neotech.

Safetec of America, Inc 1055 E Delavan Ave Buffalo, NY 14215 Booth 1261 Manufactures line of infection control products, including Red-Z'", Yellow-Z"', and Green-Z"' for solidification of blood/body fluids, SaniZide"' for surface disinfection, SaniCare"' antimicrobial hand products.

Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals, Inc 500 Arcola Rd, 4B50 Collegeville, PA 19426-0107 Booth 2087 Featuring CIiadeP wafer (polifeprosan 20 w/carmustine implant) and Lovenoxa (enoxaparin sodium) injection. Information on education materials and other resources to benefit your practice.

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Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp 353 CorDorate Woods Pkwv Vernon Hills, IL 60061 Booth 2073 Manufacturer of autoclavable optics, instrumentation and video systems for minimally invasive surgery. Developed a training program for reprocessing and scope/instrument repair. I

Scanlan International, Inc ./....,..../. One Scanlan Plaza St Paul, MN 55107 Booth 1539 Designers/manufacturers of specialty surgical instrumentation/single-use products, including Surgi-I-Band@ color-coding system, Tip-Guard'" instrument protectors, sterilization tray system, and instrument repair/modification. I

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carts, writing desks, and custom fixtures. Displaying washer/decontaminator, warming cabinet, and scrub sink.

Sharn, Inc 4801 George Rd Tampa, FL 33634 Booth 2103 Medisafe'" sonic irrigator ultrasonically cleans cannulated instruments inside and outside. Crystaline'" temperature indicators offer continuous temperature monitoring preop through postop. NUMImed@for medicating babies. Sharplan Lasers, Inc 1 Pearl Ct Allendale, NJ 07401 Booth 1068 Sharplan's SilkLaser product line includes lasers for treatment of wrinkles, scars, sun damage, laser-assisted hair transplantation, tattoo removal, and hair removal. Sherwood-Davis + Geck SHERWOOD DAVIS & CECK 1915 Olive St St Louis, MO 63103 Booth 1503 Medical device company for wound management products and services.

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Shippert Medical Technologies Corp 7002 S Revere Pkwy, Suite 60 Englewood, CO 80112 Booth 1356 Manufactures/distributes line of Expandacell'" nasal, sinus, and ear packing; Rhino Rockets'"; Denver Splints'"; Med-Wick'" nasal/sinus medication delivery system. SIMS Temperature Management Systems 160 Weymouth St Rockland, MA 02370 Booth 1169 Patient warming/temperature monitoring systems, including Level 1 Hotline@fluid warmer and the RSP Snuggle Warm@convective blanket. H-1129 system warms irrigating fluids to body temperature. Sklar Instruments Co 889 S Matlack St West Chester, PA 19382 Booth 708 Surgi-OR product is available to upgrade the purchase of economical instruments for the OR. Skytron 5000 36th St, SE Grand Rapids, MI 49512 Booth 1945 OR tables, OR and examination lights, utilities booms, ultrasonic cleaning equipment, washer/decontaminators, stainless steel products.

Smartcare, Inc 3400 E McDowell St Phoenix, AZ 85008 Booth 539 Gloves made from synthetic copolyyer and vinyl. TactylLite'", ElastyLite'" lightly powdered and Elastyl o n P F , Synthylon'" powder-free produced from thermoplastic elastomer in surgical, procedure, ambidextrous gloves. Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc 401 N Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611 Booth 1190 Endoscope cleaning and high-level disinfection selfstudy module. The complete module includes an instructional videotape. a learning guide, and an endoscope cleaning chart. Solos Endoscopy 41 Brooks Dr Braintree, MA 02184 Booth 1251 Offering new products, including three cameras, two xenon light sources, three insufflators, suction/imgators, and accessories-all with warranties.

Spacesaver Corp 1450 Janesville Ave Ft Atkinson, WI 53538 Booth 1150 Spacesaver information and materials storage systems offer health care storage solutions for any health care application. Sparco, Inc 2141 A Industrial Ct Vista, CA 92083 Booth 885 Flash-Guard@flash sterilization/transport system, ScopeGuard@portable disposable/flexible endoscope disinfection system, Limb-Guard@leg holder, Mayo-Tray-Master expandable Mayo tray. Spiess Design 290 Telser Rd Lake Zurich, IL 69947 Booth 1252 Manufacturer of rigid endoscopes and related accessories.

Spine-Tech, Inc 7375 Bush Lake Rd Minneapolis, MN 55439 Booth 2350 Designs, develops, manufactures, and markets the BAK@interbody fusion systems for the surgical treatment of degenerative disc disease and other spinal conditions. 139

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SPSmedical Supply Corp 6789 W Henrietta Rd Rush, NY 14543 Booth 2119 SPSmedical is a research, development, and testing laboratory. Also manufactures line of sterilization monitoring, packaging, and record-keeping products.

Microsurgical instrument trays, stringers, tripods, custom tray designs, and cord organizers.

STERIS Corp STERIS' 5960 Heisley Rd Mentor, OH 44060 Booth 2303 Provider of infection prevention, contamination control, and surgical support systems, products, services, and technologies to health care, scientific, and industrial customers.

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Stackhouse, Inc 1100 Bird Center Dr Palm Springs, CA 92262 Booth 1409 Manufacturer of surgical smoke evacuatorsAIRSAFE@ST-2500, ES-2000, VERSAVAC T", MINIVAC@in-line filters, laparoscopic smoke evacuators, and helmet systems; FREEDOMAIRE'", MARK III/IV, face shields.

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Standard Textile Co, Inc STANDARD' PO Box 371805 Cincinnati, OH 45222-1805 Booth 1003 Compel@family of reusable surgical products provide value, quality, service and protection. Prep&@offers laundering and clinical guidance for reprocessing and product selection.

Stille Beta IlliP d l ~ l i i i ' ~ l ~ i i / ~ \ ~ -. 530 S Main St Bldg #17 Akron, OH 44311-1012 Booth 1987 Image-guided procedure tables for stability, patient comfort, and surgical access. Experience in the conventional surgical market and solutions for the minimally invasive market.

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Step Forward Co 15406 SE 280th St Kent, WA 98042 Booth 2074 Soft-step and plastosan orthotics, foot and back relief. Money back guarantee.

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Sterile Recoveries, Inc 28100 US Highway 19 N, Suite 201 huui~wrr.u,.: Clearwater, FL 33761 Booth 939 Providing daily service, including reprocessing and sterilization of reusable gowns, towels, drapes, and basin sets. Custom disposable accessory packs are offered to complement the reusable system. Sterile Reprocessing Service, Inc 5800 Windfern Ln Houston, TX 77041 Booth 1234 Reprocesses, repackages, and/or resterilizes single-use medical devices. Sutures, laparoscopic instruments, catheters, custom kits, compression sleeves and other surgical items. Sterilization Cassette Systems 435 E Main, Suite A-6 Greenwood, I N 46143 Booth 2355

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Stryker Surgical 2590 Walsh Ave Santa Clara, CA 05051 Booth 1025 Develops, manufactures, markets specialty surgical/ medical products, including endoscopic systems, orthopedic implants, and powered surgical instruments. Includes cameras, shaver systems, and scopes. Suburban Suburban Surgical Surgical 275 Twelfth St Company, Inc. Wheeling, IL 60090 Booth 1319 Manufactures stainless steel open and closed case carts, supply/exchange carts, and equipment for ORs, obstetric/pediatric wards, and central supply/sterile processing.

Surgical Enterprise Corp 871 Industrial Rd, Unit A San Carlos, CA 94070 Booth 1277 Product line of surgical instruments for spine surgery including Versa-Trac'", Shadow-Line'", and ChromaLine'" spine instrumentation. Surgical Staffing Solutions 150 NW 70th Ave, Suite 4 Plantation, FL 33317 Booth 578 Providing supplemental staffing for ambulatory centers and perioperative departments: per diem, local, contracts, travel assignments, temporary to permanent placement, RNFA advantage program.

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Surgical Technologies International, Inc 4715 NW 157th St, Suite 212 Miami, FL 33015 Booth 1129 Repair of rigid and flexible endoscopes, general and laparoscopic instruments, fiber optics, light guides, and pneumatic power tools and hoses.

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SURGIMEDICSlTMP TIYCZZ--ZI 2828 N Crescent Ridge Dr The Woodlands, TX 77381 Booth 2008 PLUME-INATOR" smoke management system, SURGI LIGHT@and LIGHT TOUCH@laser fibers, SURGIGUARD@/COLORGUARD@ safety eyewear, intraoperative cholangiography catheter, separate and sterile critical care CV components. Sutter Community Hospitals 5151 F St Sacramento, CA 95819 Booth 683 Division of Sutter Health, a nonprofit health care system in Northern California. SCH has two acute hospitals with multispecialty OR services. Taut, Inc 2571 Kaneville Ct Geneva, IL 60134 Booth 1745 Manufactures operative cholangiography products, insufflation needles, tubing, a CBDE kit, 2.7- and 3.3-mm secondary trocars, nonlatex drains, and SCS (splatter control shields). Tava Surgical Instruments 1725 Rainbow Blvd, Suite 25 Las Vegas, NV 89102 Booth 1357 Manufacturer of powered surgical instruments and accessories, including oscillating, sagittal, and reciprocating saws; microwire driver, pulse lavage, and drill sawblades; burs; k-wires; and Steinmann pins.

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Technicuff 1310 W Marion St TEhnmJ Leesburg, FL 34748 Booth 611 Extended range, latex-freeblood pressure cuffs for reduction of blood pressure cuff inventory. Large adult to neonate sizes. Latex-freereplacement tubing for sphygmonanometers. TECNOL, Inc 7201 Industrial Park Blvd Ft Worth, TX 76180 Booth 1837

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Featuring masks, NIOSH-certified respirators, offering protection from fluids/aerosol particles, fluid control floor mat, headwear, disposable blood pressure cuffs, and other OR products.

TENTE CASTERS, Inc 2266 Southpark Dr Hebron, KY 41048 Booth 1215 Introduces a central locking caster for hospital beds, the INTEGRAL. Manufacturer of casters for beds, stretchers, IV-poles, mobile institutional furniture, and food equipment. Tri-Star Ophthalmic 8105 Neb0 Hills Rd Liberty, MO 64068 Booth 737 Manufactures line of cannulated products, scalpels, ophthalmic drapes, phaco tips and tubing for ophthalmology. Trimedyne, Inc 2801 Barranca Rd Irvine, CA 92606 Booth 2329 Introducing the Omnihlse-MAX'" holmium laser for orthopedics, urology, otorhinolaryngology, lithotripsy, gynecology, and general surgery. Also, a new product for cosmetic surgery. Typhon Group, LLC 4300 Houma Blvd, #204 TYPHON Metairie, LA 70006 GROUP Booth 1263 Typhon Groups's QUICC@system provides improvement reporting for anesthesia, PACU, surgery, and ASU. JCAHO-required indicators for patients are tracked during their stay.

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UMF 1316 Eisenhower Blvd Johnstown, PA 15904 Booth 1660 Stainless steel products for OR suites and central supply. Includes instrument and utility tables, stools, linen hampers, basin stands, and other auxiliary equipment. UNICELL, Inc 4620 95th St, SW, Suite D Tacoma, WA 98499 Booth 811 Flexible, modular storage and cart system for material handling and inventory control. Storage can be static when rail-hung or mobile. 141

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Uniform Depot 700 Rosedale Ave St Louis, MO 63112 Booth 1048 Health care profession apparel for individual buyers, featuring basic and fashion scrub designs and warmup jackets. Updated regularly to suit changing tastes and styles.

pediatrics, heart/lung, oncology/bone marrow, liverkidney/pancreas transplants.

Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc 5307 Great Oak Dr

Lakeland, FL 33815 Booth 717 Specializes in outsourcing a hospital's reprocessing needs. This service provides for the cleaning, functional testing, packaging, and sterilizing of medical devices labeled single-use.

UNISURGE@ 6107 Oakbrook Pkwy, Suite A Norcross, GA 30093 Booth 1685 Resposable laparoscopic instruments and trocars, including irrigating scissors and irrigating dissectors. Patented usage counter warrants a specific number of uses.

Viscot Industries, Inc 32 West St PO Box 351 E Hanover, NJ 07936 Booth 1154 Featuring VISMARK'" surgical skin markers, AutoWrap sterilization wrap, line of disposable surgical towels and drapes, and the Millie female urinal.

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) 1100 Boulders Pkwy, Suite 500 PO Box 13770 Richmond, VA 23225 Booth 1295 UNOS provides organ donation and transplantation educational resources and products. A critical care nursing initiative is being developed in partnership with AORN, AACN, and AANN.

Vitricon, Inc 65 Davids Dr Hauppauge, NY 11788 Booth 739 Utilizes shredded recycled rubber tires combined with a polyurethane resin to provide cushioned flooring systems.

United States Surgical Corp 150 Glover Ave Nonvalk, CT 06856 Booth 1089 United States Surgical Corp is a surgical products company that partners with health care organizations to help them improve quality, reduce costs, and increase revenues.

W B Saunders Co 625 Walnut St, 300 E Philadelphia, PA 19106 Booth 1110 Publisher of medical textbooks and periodicals, presents our latest titles in nursing health care.

The University of Chicago Hospitals 5841 S Maryland Ave Chicago, IL 60417 Booth 785 The University of Chicago Hospitals, ranked by US News and World Report among the top 16 hospitals in the nation. University of North Carolina Hospitals 101 Manning Dr Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Booth 579 The University of North Carolina Hospitals is a 678-bed teaching hospital and Level I trauma center located on the campus on UNC Chapel Hill. University Medical Center 1501 N Campbell Ave Tucson, AZ 85724-5100 Booth 783 350-bed, JCAHO-accredited, acute care, primary teachinghesearch hospital for University of Arizona. Level 1 trauma4ardiac surgery center, perinatal services,

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W L Gore & Associates 4747 E Beautiful Ln, Bldg 3 "cnmgrr Phoenix, AZ 85044 Booth 1881 Manufactures and distributes e-PTFE products and services for all surgical specialties and provides educational support. 0.-

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Waterstone Medical, Inc 103 W Broad St, Suite 320 Falls Church VA 22046 Booth 1467 Manufactures Omni-Jugs, a 15-liter disposable suction canister. Omni-Jug system eliminates pouring, red bag disposal fees, and tandem setups.

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Weck Closure Systems One Weck Dr PO Box 12600 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Booth 1103 Weck Closure Systems" offers four ligating clip lines: Horizon'", Hernoclip Plus'", Hernoclip@traditional, and Atrawlip@systems, Visistat'" stapling, and Weck electrosurgery. 142

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JANUARY 1998, VOL 67, NO 1 BOOTH DESCRIPTIONS

Westcon Orthopedics, Inc PO Box 337 Three Bridges, NJ 08887 Booth 625 Displaying line of orthopedic wire and pin capping devices, K-Caps'"-simply push on the ends of wires and lock on. Windquest-Date1 3311 Windquest Dr Holland, MI 49424 Booth 2044 Displaying line QUICK-ACCESSTM storage solutions, including procedure carts, fixed storage, and applicationspecific systems. Designed for organization,quick retrieval, and inventory control. World Medical Equipment, Inc 10030 270th St NW Stanwood, WA 98292 Booth 2226

Offering range of refurbished surgical equipment for hospitals and surgery centers, including OR tables and autoclaves to monitors and surgical lights. Xodus Medical, Inc PO Box 400 Morrysville, PA 15668 Booth 1672 Introducing disposable light handle covers, Count EZ" Needle counter and sharps disposal system, Count EZ" sponge counter system, Purrsian'" orthopedic positioning products, and surgical markers. Zimmer PO Box 708 Warsaw, IN 46581-0708 Booth 1525 Featuring range of patient care, fracture management, and joint replacement products, and will continue the tradition of professional education workshops.

Congress Shuttle Bus Information Attendees who wear Congress badges may ride the AORN shuttle buses the entire week. Shuttle service runs only between official AORN hotels and the Orange County Convention Center. Bus route informa-

tion and schedules will be available at the registration counters in the convention center and at all official AORN hotels. Bus service is not provided for meetings arranged by state councils, chapters, and other groups.

Drop Off Your Heavy Load at the Mail Home Center The Mail Home Center will be located in the Orange County Convention Center. Attendees may purchase a box for $12 at the beginning of the week and store books and giveaways at the Mail Home Center

throughout the week. At the end of Congress, boxes will be sealed and shipped to your designated address. The Mail Home Center will be secured at all times by security personnel.

Message Center Available for Congress Attendees New at this year's Congress will be a voice mail message center called OmniCom. You will be abIe to send voice mail messages to other participants or listen to your messages from any OmniCom station by using your Galaxy Expocard. The touch screen and voice prompts walk you through step-by-step instructions for recording and sending messages. Personnel will be available to help with this

service at the message center during registration hours from Saturday, March 28, through Thursday, April 2 . Message center personnel are unable to page individuals or make announcements during the meeting. Participants will be able to access their voice mail box from any touch-tone telephone 24 hours a day. Monitors will continuously display the names of participants who have received messages.

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